Popular Words Invented by Authors, Otherwords

For more wordnerdery, subscribe to Storied : Authors often create words just for a onetime but a special few will gain traction and become fullfledged parts of our shared lexicon Otherwords is a new PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the fascinating, thoughtprovoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fıelds of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective into what it means to be human. hosted by Dr. Erica Brozovsky, written by Dr. Erica Brozovsky, Andrew Matthews directed by Andrew Matthews Katie Graham produced by Katie Graham animated edited by Andrew Matthews executive producer Amanda Fox Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): Niki Walker Executives in Charge (PBS): Brandon Arolfo, Adam Dylewski music by APM images by Shutterstock